Drywall Defendants Question Timing of Ala. State Court CMO Proposal

MOBILE, Ala. - Parties in consolidated Alabama state court drywall litigation have weighed in on whether a case management order is needed to govern the cases, which have been pending for nearly a year with little movement toward resolution. Housing Board of the City of Prichard, Ala., et al. v. The Mitchell Co., et al., No. 09-901118 (Ala. Cir. Ct., Mobile Cty.).

Plaintiffs in two of the Mobile County Circuit Court cases filed a motion for entry of a CMO on May 14, noting that the deadline for completion of depositions mandated by the intial pre-trial order has now passed …